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THE PLOT MASTER
Maxwell Grant
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? CHAPTER I. THE MASTER PLOTTER
? CHAPTER II. ON DEATH ISLAND
? CHAPTER III. TO THE SHADOW
? CHAPTER IV. THE TRAITOR
? CHAPTER V. THE CLOSED TRAP
? CHAPTER VI. THE SHADOW WAITS
? CHAPTER VII. AT CEDAR COVE
? CHAPTER VIII. THE CONFERENCE
? CHAPTER IX. THE SHADOW STRIKES
? CHAPTER X. THE SHADOW'S TURN
? CHAPTER XI. ON THE NORTHERN EXPRESS
? CHAPTER XII. FROM THE NIGHT
? CHAPTER XIII. IN WASHINGTON
? CHAPTER XIV. REPORTS RECEIVED
? CHAPTER XV. TERMS AGREED
? CHAPTER XVI. TERMS ARE MET
? CHAPTER XVII. THE SHADOW LAUGHS
? CHAPTER XVIII. WEDNESDAY BEFORE TWO
? CHAPTER XIX. WEDNESDAY AFTER TWO
? CHAPTER XX. TO THE HIDE-OUT
? CHAPTER XXI. THE SHADOW'S FIGHT
? CHAPTER XXII. PURSUIT DELAYED
? CHAPTER XXIII. HIGH WATER MARK
? CHAPTER XXIV. THE LAST SETTLEMENT

CHAPTER I. THE MASTER PLOTTER
A MAN was seated by the window of a luxurious living room. From this apartment, high in an
exclusive Manhattan hotel, he commanded a sweeping view of Central Park, which lay
spread beneath a dreary afternoon sky.

Smoking a thin cigar, this man seemed indolent as he surveyed the vista below. His eyes
were languid; his face showed pale by the light from the window. Then, awaking from his
reverie, he took on a change of countenance.

A twisted smile appeared upon the man's large lips. His eyes, half closing, gave him an evil
leer. With a violent gesture, he flung his cigar into an ashtray. With fists half clenched, he
arose and stared toward the door.
His scowl showed impatience. He was expecting some one who had not yet arrived.
Glancing at his watch, the waiting man emitted a low snarl that brooked ill for the person
whom he was expecting. Then, as in answer to the man's impatience, the door of the living
room opened.

The man at the window, tall in stature, glared venomously at the heavy, stalwart fellow who
entered. He waited until the arrival had closed the door. Then, in a harsh voice, he